ART. 33] CHALLENGES——INSTRUCTIONS. 909

in a ward of the city of Baltimore, as the case may be. In computing
the times for notices to be given under this article Sundays shall be
included, except when the day on which said notice should be given
should happen to fall on Sunday, in which event the same shall be given
on the Monday following; the day of giving the notice and the day of
registration or election shall be excluded.

1904, art. 33, sec. 119. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 113.

121. In all trials for offenses against any of the provisions of this
article, or of any existing law relating to registration or elections where
such offenses are punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary, the
State and defense shall each be entitled to twenty peremptory challenges
of jurors

As to the right of peremptory challenge In other cases, see art. 51, sec. 19.

Ibid. sec. 120. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 114.

122. It shall be the duty of the attorney-general within three months
after the adoption of this article to prepare instructions and blank forms
necessary for the use of the officers of registration and of election
created by this article; and this article, with said forms and instructions
go prepared, and with other provisions of the constitution and laws touch-
ing the same matters, and with a proper index thereto, shall be published
by the secretary of state and shall be distributed by him to the super-
visors of elections in quantities sufficient to supply the judges of elec-
tion and other officers requiring the same. The expenses of printing
shall be paid from the treasury of the State and the sum of one thou-
sand dollars per annum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated out of any funds in the treasury for such printing
and for the employment of any necessary clerical help in preparing and
attending to election business by this article assigned to the office of the
attorney-general and that of the secretary of state. A price shall be
fixed by the secretary of state at which copies may be furnished to
purchasers.

Ibid. sec. 121. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 114 A. 1901, ch. 2. 1904, ch. 339.

1908, ch. 614.

123. At least thirty days before every State election the attorney-
general shall prepare full instructions for the guidance of the voters at
such election as to obtaining ballots, as to the manner of marking them,
and as to obtaining new ballots in place of those accidentally destroyed,
with such other instructions as shall in his opinion be necessary and
proper. Said instructions shall be furnished by the secretary of state
to the several boards of supervisors of elections, who shall respectively
cause the same, together with copies of sections 68, 69 and 70 of this
article to be printed in large, clear type, on separate cards, to be called
"cards of instruction," and said boards of supervisors shall furnish
twelve of the same with ballots for use in each election precinct. They
shall also cause to be printed on light cardboard, or heavy-sized paper.